Texas Memorial

On May 12, 1863, at the Battle of Raymond, soldiers of the 7th Texas Infantry under Colonel Hiram B. Granbury and other regiments in Brigadier General John Gregg’s brigade fought two divisions of Federal forces commanded by Major General James B. McPherson as part of the larger campaign to capture Vicksburg on the Mississippi River. Leading the Confederate assault at noon, Granbury’s Texans advanced across Fourteenmile Creek and met the enemy in force, fighting regiments from Ohio and Illinois while Gregg’s brigade faced three times its number along the battle line. Despite determined resistance, the Confederates were checked and forced from the field around 4:30 p.m. The fighting at Raymond preceded the heavier combat of the siege of Vicksburg, and the Texans lost 22 killed, 73 wounded, and 63 missing in action. Texas units engaged in the Vicksburg Campaign included the 1st Texas Sharpshooters Battalion, 2nd Texas Infantry Regiment, 3rd Texas Cavalry Regiment, 6th Texas Cavalry Regiment, 6th Texas (Dismounted) Cavalry Regiment, 7th Texas Infantry Regiment, 9th Texas Cavalry Regiment, 9th Texas Infantry Regiment, 10th Texas (Dismounted) Cavalry Regiment, 11th Texas Infantry Regiment, 12th Texas Cavalry Regiment, 12th Texas Infantry Regiment, 13th Texas (Dismounted) Cavalry Regiment, 14th Texas (Dismounted) Cavalry Regiment, 14th Texas Infantry Regiment, 16th Texas (Dismounted) Cavalry Regiment, 16th Texas Infantry Regiment, 17th Texas Infantry Regiment, 18th Texas Infantry Regiment, 19th Texas Infantry Regiment, 21st Texas Cavalry Regiment, 22nd Texas Infantry Regiment, 27th Texas Cavalry Regiment, 28th Texas (Dismounted) Cavalry Regiment, 32nd Texas (Dismounted) Cavalry Regiment, Bridges’ Battalion, Daniel’s Battery, Edgar’s Battery, Haldeman’s Battery, Pratt’s Battery, and Waul’s Texas Legion.

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